St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-05-14
q Resistless Conflagration Sweeping
Through the Woods in Minnesota,
Wisconsin and Michigan.
Heavy Losses Already Sustained by
Minneapolis Lumbermen, and
More to Follow.
Mankato Agitated Over the Birth Of a
Baby and the Accident at tile
City Gas Works.
The Casualties Oh Cattle Ranches Dur
ing the Winter Not Nearly so
Great as Was Feared.
Special to the Globe.

Special to the Globe.
BEAINERD, Minn., May 13.-PmtieS
coming in this afternoon from the north
report forest ires raging from Rabbit
river to French rapids, Oil the southeast
shore. Great damage has been done,
several townships being swept by the
fire, and many farm houses and barns
and OutbuildingS being destroyed. The
settlers had to fight hard for everything
they saved. Among the largest losers
are the following: Northwest Lumber
company OF Minneapolis, 100000 feet of
logs; Il. ii. German, of Minneapolis,
lost all the ties lie had cut last summer.
and George Garfield POO cords of Wsod
and 1000 white oak ties. The fire has
been raging for a day or two, and is
still burning. But meager reports have
yet reached here of the destruction. but
1t Is undoubtedly great in its extent.
WISCONSIN AND MICHIGAN.
Special to the Globe.
IsHPEMING, Mich. May 13.-Forest
fires continue to burn in all directions.
Nearly every county in the upper
peninsula, Us we'll as the northern tier
in Wisconsin, will lose heavily. The
weather continues dry and the fires will
keep gaining ground till Il heavy rain
comes. The clouds promised rain this
afternoon. but none came. The pros
pect is far from being pleasant, as the
losses are already q,Iite heavy. A high
wind would do almost incalculable
damage.
IMMENSE DAMAGE ALREADY DONE.
MILWAUKEE. May 13.-Specials re-
ceived tonight from dozen points in
the Northern Michigan peninsula and
the Wisconsin counties adjacent are to
the effect that the forest fires are increaS-
ing. The whole peninsula is enveloped
in smoke, and telegraph wires are badly
crippled. Near Palms, Mich, fires are
raging fearfully. and fears are enter
tanned that the town will be burned
Though surrounded with green grass,
the farmers on the clearingS will lose
everything. A large amount of pine and
cedar is burned. Dispatches from Sault
junction say men are being driven from
the camps by the fires on the coast. The
fire is on the Sault branch and is raging
tiercely. There is no telling the amount
of the damage. Near Newberry the
fires are dying out, but the smoke is in
tolerable. Negaunee sends word that
the fires are spreading to the north and
east, entering vast tract of valuable
pine. The damage is already $4,000.
Near Cascade valuable strip of hard
timber is now burning. At Bargarth
the smoke is getting intolerable, and it
looks as though the fires were approach
ing the town. On the west end of the
old Marquette, Houghton S5 Ontonagon
road the fires are SubSiding, but the
damage is large. Great damage has also
been done along the Northwestern road
from MemOninee north.
DULUTH SMOKE COVERED.
Special to the Globe.
DULUTH, Mimi, May 13.-During the
entire day and part Of yesterday guam
tity of very fine ashes have fallen over
the city. 1t is especially noticeable
on the water, where the ashes give
an oily appearance to the surface.
The harbor and city were badly OBJ
scured by smoke from the Wisconsin
forest fires. \ number of vessels are
outside the harbor waiting a chance to
get in as soon as the smoke lifts. The
fog horn is blowing continuously.